1987 Mercury Topaz Reviews

Everything went wrong with the car at one point or another. But the problems I encountered were mostly from previous "repairs".

Never had a serious mechanical problem which left me abandoned at road-side.

Well built with decent power, needed TLC.

This Car has went through 5 different alternators.

2 new alternator v-belts.

5 different batteries (from the super-dads to the cheapest kinds)

3 starters were replaced.

The main flat serpentine belt snapped.

Idler pulley bearings.

Many spark plugs and distributor caps.

1 water pump along with 1 v-belt.

Driver side front brake line replaced.

2 Front brake Hoses fell apart.

Both front brake calipers ceased up.

Both rear brake lines replaced.

2 Rear brake assemblies rebuilt (each side)

Many, many brake pads.

The parking brake cable rotted away.

My cooling system leaks half a cup of antifreeze a day.

It burns oil quickly.

It aways operates very hot.

A few mufflers and associated piping.

The "cigar" lighter doesn't work, but no fuses are bad.

Manual window mechanism freezes perpetually.

Factory plastic coating on head lights started to turn opaque.

1 Outer constant velocity bearing replaced.

Driver's side drive axle was replaced.

1 cast steering knuckle complete with shock attached.

1 tie rod.

The torque converter makes loud noises & knocks, when decelerating.

1980's flawed sheet metal, rusty spots on the middle of the roof & hood.

Finally, it never started in anything lower than -15C (about 5F) or when its really humid.

I bought this car off of an old lady in an elderly home, it sat for about 9 years in the elements. When I got it, I flushed out most fluids and replaced them. The paint was also cracking very finely from the sun.

The interior was great, the old lady used a cardboard windshield insert.

There are thousands of these cars in junkyards, because of this the parts are cheap and abundant.

It's a nice little engine block, but its just everything attached to it that's bringing it down.

The car broke down on the way home from the dealership! Many electronic problems.

This was a very nice-looking car, but had many many electronic- and fuel-related problems.

I had never heard of most of the components that needed to be replaced.

There was always the constant smell of anti-freeze when the heat was on.

I could never figure out why the windows were impossible to defog. Possibly, it was a problem with the A/C condenser. The windows would fog up so badly on the inside, that it would eventually turn into condensation, dripping down the windows!!

Replaced the battery.

Replaced the ball-joints and tie-rod ends on both the left and right sides.

One side of parking brake doesn't work.

New fuel pressure regulator.

New fuel injector.

My parents bought me this car from an auction and we have put about $500 into the car.

When we acquired it there was only one problem with it - getting it started.

Later we found that the engine was replaced and one of the connectors wasn't hooked up right, and after fixing that we have found few problems with the car.

The brakes we discovered were put together backwards (more than likely the previous owner) and the A/C doesn't work along with the heat on the floor or vents.

The car has always started and has never broke down on me so I feel very safe in the car.

New clutch installed.

New brake pads and rotors.

New alternator.

New air conditioner.

I think this is a great car! It may not be as fast as a sports car, but it gets around. The 2.3L 4 cylinder engine gets excellent gas mileage, in the range of 25-32 mpg.

The interior is decent, although it could be a bit wider.